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Colin Clark

Sydney, Washington, D.C., United States

Indo-Pacific Bureau Chief and Founding Editor at Breaking Defense

Indo-Pacific bureau chief & founding editor of Breaking Defense. Proud dad, husband, fisherman, grill king & consumer of fine Antipodean wines.

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  • 6 days ago | myemail.constantcontact.com | Chad Williamson |Matthew Olay |Colin Clark |Natalie Andrews

    Quotes of the Day:"Not to be absolutely certain is one of the essential things in rationality. – Friedrich Nietzsche"Never fear to keep the company of a strong woman; one day, she might be your only army."– Che Guevara"For the record, prejudices can kill and suspicion can destroy, and a thoughtless, frightened search for a scapegoat, has a fall out all its own – for the children, and the children yet unborn.

  • 1 week ago | breakingdefense.com | Colin Clark

    SYDNEY — After a night that saw India strike nine targets in Pakistani-claimed territory and claims that Indian jets were shot down, the two nuclear-armed states appear to be signaling that neither side wants to escalate the situation further — a good sign, but one that still leaves the region on tenterhooks, according to analysts.

  • 1 week ago | breakingdefense.com | Colin Clark

    SYDNEY — Australia’s federal elections, set for Saturday May 3, are forecast to be close, with most analysts calling a hung Parliament, one where the Labor Party will probably have to work with independents to get important legislation passed. If projections hold, the bottom line for defense appears to be that spending is unlikely to increase beyond inflation and currency changes.

  • 3 weeks ago | breakingdefense.com | Colin Clark

    SYDNEY — With the emergence of “a less reliable and more demanding” partner in the US, it’s time for Australia to look inward for its own defense needs and to reach out to “non-US” allies in the region, according to a new report from an Australian thinktank.

  • 4 weeks ago | breakingdefense.com | Colin Clark

    SYDNEY — Due to an “unprecedented convergence in the strategic outlooks of all three countries,” a new report stresses that Australia, Japan and the US (jointly, AJUS) must work more closely as a trilateral unit on defense issues, especially when it comes to boosting intelligence sharing and increased real-world operational cooperation, to better counter Beijing.

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Colin Clark
Colin Clark @ColinDefense
8 May 25

Upholding the Constitution means making judgements about the law and our founding document. If you don't like it, that's fine. Cavil all you want. But when the decision is delivered, act on what the judge rules, shut up and say, yes, your honor.

Sen. Marsha Blackburn
Sen. Marsha Blackburn @MarshaBlackburn

Judges have one job: uphold the Constitution. They do not get to enforce their own political agendas.

Colin Clark
Colin Clark @ColinDefense
8 May 25

As always with a claim by @realDonaldTrump one must check the find print before believing a word

Charlie B
Charlie B @supbrow

Possible agreement with Houthis for cease fire is good news. But don't expect ships to quicky & happily start resuming #RedSea transits The insurance industry holds the cards here. Especially Lloyds Market Association Joint War Committee @LMAupdates It will be wait and see https://t.co/rEJeyV15WA

Colin Clark
Colin Clark @ColinDefense
7 May 25

RT @Defence_IDA: Pakistan has successfully shot down all Indian fighter jets, including the much-hyped Rafales, using Chinese-made J-10C ai…